Learn about the eyelash palm-pitviper of Costa Rica, a vividly colored venomous snake with unique “eyelash” scales.

The difference is that the brown water snake also enjoys basking in the sun, whereas the Brazos water snake remains hidden in the water. While it’s unlikely that a Brazos water snake will drop onto an ...

If you're having dreams about snakes, they are typically nightmares, but there are many meanings behind them - and not necessarily bad ones.

It wasn't on Cape Cod, but the copperhead snake bit two dogs in Massachusetts outside its usual habitat. Here's how to ...

A rare copperhead snake was reportedly spotted in Attleboro, Massachusetts. Here's what to know about the venomous species.

The Attleboro, Massachusetts community is being extra cautious after first responders say a copperhead snake potentially ...

A rare venomous snake was spotted in Massachusetts on July 9, officials said, and was reported to have bitten two dogs.

A few recent snake sightings in Saipan have prompted the deployment of a federal Brown Tree Snake Rapid Response Team to Guam’s neighbor island.

The brown tree snake has wreaked havoc on Guam for decades, and we must continue efforts to eradicate the invasive species.

Every image in Peter Brown Leighton's "Live Snakes" tells a good story. Leda and the Swan is a photo of a lake at night. A woman, naked except high socks, sashays into frame from the left, while a ...